Hello, my name is Elena Korobova and I'm 41 years old and currently living in France. I am a native Russian speaker and teach English, French, Russian. I have been an online Russian teacher with Verbalplanet.com since November 2006.
I can speak the following languages fluently: Russian, English, French.
I am currently offering a free initial trial lesson for new students.

Detailed Profile in English

About me

I'm a native speaker of Russian. My greatest passion is learning and teaching languages. Before I moved to France, I worked as a teacher of English in a language school in Russia. I also taught English as a volunteer on the net for three years. Now I live in the south of France and I teach Russian online full time.

Qualifications & Experience

I'm a professional Russian tutor and the owner of a website for learners of Russian. I’ve been teaching Russian over the Internet, full time, since 2008. I also have long experience of teaching both English and Russian in real life.

I graduated from the Moscow University of Culture in 1998. Then I did a teacher training course and got a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certificate. In 1999 I passed the Cambridge Proficiency in English exam (grade A). In 1999 – 2003 I worked as an English teacher in a language school in Moscow (BKC-International House). I also taught Russian to my British collegues. After having moved to France, I went on to teach Russian and English online. I've been teaching languages online as a full time job since 2008.

Teaching Approach

I believe that each student is different, so I always do my best to adapt my lessons to your needs and your learning style. However, I don’t think it’s possible to teach “only grammar” or “only conversation”. I offer my students a lot of conversation practice, but also grammar, vocabulary, listening and reading exercises.

I also think that learning vocabulary is really important. You can’t build a wall if you don’t have any bricks, you can’t speak a foreign language if you don’t know any words. That’s why after each lesson I make online flashcards for my students to help them review the vocabulary.

And, finally, I really love teaching, so I always try to make my lessons fun and as enjoyable as possible for both my students and myself. My philosophy is to simplify things, not to complicate them, and I can prove to you that learning a foreign language is easier than you might think.